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24 with the Hohokam or relate tales of the supernatural origin of the pueblos, they now frankly admit that they do not know anything about the matter. As early as the time of Kino and Mange mention is made of the chief of the former pueblo of Casa Grande, who was called "Siba." Mange in his Diary of November, 1697, translates this word as "bitter" or "cruel." The present pronunciation is sivan$y$ and the same name is given to all Hohokam chiefs; no one now knows the meaning of the word. The query arises, Is the similarity of this term to the native name for the Zuñis a mere coincidence? Mr Cushing states that "Cibola equals the 'Chi-vo-la' of Fray Marcus, of Nizza, equals the Zuñi name for themselves, namely, Shiwona, or Shiwina."

Each ruin is called va-aki, ancient house, and in the myths a name is added to distinguish it from other ruins and to it si'van$me$ to identify him from other chiefs.

Following is the list of the best known places, with their chiefs:

The following names of chiefs are preserved in the myths, but the ruins are referred to simply as va-aki:

When a single chief is referred to, he is usually called Siʼvan$y$, and when the full name is given, Siʼvan$y$ is always added, so that it is not surprising that Mange, Bandelier, and others should have sup-